Med-Surg Moments is the official podcast of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN). Our podcast offers an engaging look at the lives of - and surrounding- medical-surgical nurses. We’ll have guests on from every corner of the industry, bringing you stories that are relatable and compelling on myriad topics.

Our goal is to bring you interesting perspectives and insights that will serve you at any step of your nursing career. We truly intend this podcast to be an exciting, interesting go-to source for our listeners, and Med-Surg Moments will creatively incorporate voices from all backgrounds, to help highlight the issues facing you in our medical-surgical nursing community.

You can be assured we’ll do our very best to bring this podcast, always, with personality and compassion, and accuracy in our coverage.

There is a new epidemiological reality in our country.
In 2018, the Centers for Disease Control announced for the second
year in a row that life expectancy has fallen, driven in large part
by suicides, drug overdoses, obesity, and chronic diseases. The
term “diseases of despair” has been used to describe many
of...

We are confronted by violence in the news daily but who
imagined that violence would reach the bedside? Violence caused by
patients and visitors is an international problem that continues to
worsen in its frequency and severity. In this episode, we
talk to two advanced practice nurses who have led the charge
in...

In this episode, we're "gabbing" about a unique and fun
twist on how to create a positive and enhanced work environment
with acclaimed speaker, award-winning humorist, and two-time cancer
survivor Conor Cunneen.

GUEST

Conor Cunneen is
a happily exiled Irishman who has been working on his Chicago
accent for twenty years...

The medical professionals who are directly involved with an
unanticipated adverse patient event are deeply affected and many
times unaware of the underlying impact to themselves. Many
experience overwhelming anxiety, cannot return to work, their
family lives are affected and they're reluctant to reach out for
help. ...

About the Podcast

Med-Surg Moments is the official podcast of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN). Our podcast offers an engaging look at the lives of - and surrounding- medical-surgical nurses. We’ll have guests on from every corner of the industry, bringing you stories that are relatable and compelling on myriad topics.
Our goal is to bring you interesting perspectives and insights that will serve you at any step of your nursing career. We truly intend this podcast to be an exciting, interesting go-to source for our listeners, and Med-Surg Moments will creatively incorporate voices from all backgrounds, to help highlight the issues facing you in our medical-surgical nursing community.
You can be assured we’ll do our very best to bring this podcast, always, with personality and compassion, and accuracy in our coverage.